MSEDCL to pay Nagpur farmer 9 lakh in fine, its highest ever

Power distribution company MSEDCL has been fined over Rs 9 lakh for not restoring power supply to a Wardha farmer for over two years. This is the highest fine imposed on the discom. Electricity ombudsman justice KJ Rohee (retd) also asked MSEDCL to fix liability on officers and punish them for the lapse.TNN | Updated: October 17, 2016, 09:26 IST

Nagpur: Power distribution company MSEDCL has been fined over Rs 9 lakh for not restoring power supply to a Wardha farmer for over two years. This is the highest fine imposed on the discom. Electricity ombudsman justice KJ Rohee (retd) also asked MSEDCL to fix liability on officers and punish them for the lapse.

Namdeo Chavan, a farmer of Tadgaon village in Wardha, was given a power connection for his agricultural pump on July 15, 2014. But supply was disrupted within 15 days due to a storm. MSEDCL is yet to restore supply. Chavan lodged complaints with MSEDCL but to no avail.

Justice Rohee directed MSEDCL to pay compensation at the rate of Rs 50 per hour to Chavan from September 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 (date of issue of the order). This comes to Rs. 9.12 lakh. MSEDCL will have to continue to pay compensation till supply is restored.

The discom failed to restore power supply to a Wardha farmer for over two years

“To save the environment and to fight climate change, my government has planned a major campaign. By 2022, we want to generate 175 GW of renewable energy. In the last three years, we have already achieved 60 GW or around one-third of this target,” he said.